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Chapter 4

Chapter 4 – That it is not permitted to learn something of the false (al-batil) except with the elucidation of its falsehood and security from the entrance of doubt and suspicion [and absence of prohibition – in some manuscripts] and likewise its teaching

1 – Muhammad b. Ya`qub from `Ali b. Ibrahim from Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi from `Ali b. al-Hakam from Muhammad b. `Abd al-Hamid from al-`Ala b. Razin from Abu `Ubayda the shoemaker from Abu Ja`far عليه السلام. He said: Someone who teaches a gate of guidance, then he has the like of the reward of whoever acts by it, and those ones do not have anything of their reward decreased. And someone who teaches a gate of misguidance has upon him the like of the burdens (sins) of whoever acts by it, and those ones do not have anything of their burdens decreased.

2 – And from `Ali b. Ibrahim from his father from al-Qasim b. Muhammad from al-Minqari from Sufyan b. `Uyayna from Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام. He said: The Banu Umayya gave the people leave to teach faith (al-iman) and they did not give leave to teach shirk, so that when they induced them to it they did not recognize it.